2018 Volleyball Roster

Gerald Castillo

10 Madison Daigle

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 6-1 /
  • Class Senior
  • Major Health and Wellness Promotion
  • Hometown Baton Rouge, La.

Biography

Career Accolades
- 2018 All-Sun Belt Conference First Team
- 2018 Sun Belt Tournament Most Outstanding Player
- 2018 Creeds & Crests Classic All-Tournament Team
- 2018 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference First Team
- 2017 All-Sun Belt Conference First Team
- 2017 Creeds & Crests Classic All-Tournament Team
- 2015 All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team
- 2x Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 11, 2017 / Sept. 3, 2018)
- 2x Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Week (Nov. 2, 2015 / Nov. 9, 2015)
 
Senior (2018) – Played in 113 sets across 32 matches, while collecting 30 starts . . . All-Sun Belt Conference First Team honors for second consecutive season . . . ranked fourth in the conference with a .356 hitting percentage and 125 total blocks, while also ranking sixth in the league with 1.11 blocks per set...accumulated 283 kills (2.5/set) and 17 service aces, totaling 373 points (3.34/set), ranking second on the team...is the first Bobcat named the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player since 2013 and was also selected to the Creeds & Crests Classic All-Tournament Team...was selected as the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 3.

Junior (2017) – Played in 118 sets across 33 matches, while collecting 32 starts . . . earned a spot on the All-Sun Belt Conference First Team . . . was the only player in the SBC to finish the season ranked inside the top 7 in three statistical categories – she was third in blocks per set (1.12) and seventh in both hitting percentage (.307) and aces per set (0.26) . . . she was also the only player in the SBC to finish the season ranked inside the top 10 in four statistical categories during league play – she was second in both hitting percentage (.377) and aces per set (0.31), fifth in blocks per set (1.08) and 10th in kills per set (2.87) . . . ranked No. 59 in the nation in total blocks (132) . . . also recorded 314 kills, 73 digs, 31 aces and 13 assists . . . was the only player in the Sun Belt with more than one match with double-digit blocks . . . she tallied 10 against both UTSA (Sept. 7) and Troy (Sept. 24) . . . also had nine blocks at Sam Houston State (Sept. 5) . . . added a season-high 16 kills against the Roadrunners for the first double-double of her career . . . also finished with 16 kills against Cincinnati . . . was once selected as the SBC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 12).

Sophomore (2016) – Competed in 15 matches and made four starts on the year . . . played in 22 total sets . . . tallied 22 kills, 14 blocks, four digs and one ace . . . recorded season highs in both kills (13) and blocks (7) against North Texas (Aug. 27) . . . lone service ace was in the season opener against Ohio State (Aug. 26) . . . registered a dig against UNT, Wichita State (Sept. 16), South Alabama (Sept. 25) and Louisiana (Nov. 12).
 
Freshman (2015) – Played in 85 sets in 28 matches with 22 starts . . . led the team and finished fourth in the Sun Belt in hitting percentage (.318) . . . second on the team in total blocks (67) and tied for the team lead in solo blocks (8) . . . hit a season-high 13 kills against Louisiana (Sept. 20) and at South Alabama (Oct. 24) . . . hit .300 or better in 14 matches, including a season-high .533 with nine kills against ULM (Nov. 1) . . . put down three blocks or more in 11 matches, including a season-high seven blocks against Little Rock (Oct. 1) . . . struck double-digit kills in five matches and scored on seven kills or more in 15 matches.
 
Saint Joseph’s Academy – Led her team to a 45-1 finish as the Louisiana Division I State Champions in her junior season . . . senior year led her team to a 42-3 finish for second place in the state . . . named all-state two seasons . . . was the Baton Rouge Large Schools Player of the Year twice . . . named all-district every season of her high school career . . . was the Most Valuable Player her senior season . . . competed at the club level for Volleyball Baton Rouge.
 
Personal – Majoring in health and wellness promotion . . . daughter of Troy and LaRonda Daigle . . . has a younger sister, Cameron . . . born May 8, 1997 . . . favorite hobbies include volleyball and hanging out with friends . . . nicknamed Madi . . . her father played football at McNeese State.

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2015Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    6'1"
    10
  • 10

    2016Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'1"
    10
  • 10

    2017Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'1"
    10
  • 10

    2018Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'1"
    10